Austrian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Unit for Evaluation, Development Policy and Strategy
Department of Development Co-operation
Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Minoritenplatz 8
A-1014 Wien

Tel: +43 (5) 01150-0
Fax:+43 (5) 01159-0
Website: Unit for Evaluation, Development Policy and Strategy

Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
Evaluation Unit
Zelinkagasse 2
1010 Wien

Tel.: +43 (0)1 90399 - 0
Fax: +43 (0)1 90399 - 1290
Email: office@ada.gv.at
Website

Department background

• Austria's Evaluation Profile

• Evaluation Guidelines

The Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (MFA) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) are responsible for strategic evaluations of country programmes, country strategies, instruments and sectors of the Austrian Development Co-operation (ADC).  A two-year evaluation programme for strategic evaluations is jointly developed by MFA and ADA evaluation units, based on suggestions from other MFA/ADA departments and units.  The evaluation programme aims at achieving a balance between evaluations of country programme strategies, instruments and sectors. 

Austria distinguishes between three different types of evaluations: a) strategic evaluations managed by MFA/ADA evaluation units (external), b) programme and project evaluations managed by ADA country desks, thematic desks and co-ordination offices in the field (external), and c) programme and project evaluations managed and/or conducted by implementing partners (internal).

Besides financing and managing strategic evaluations ADA's evaluation unit supports ADA country desks, thematic desks and co-ordination offices providing feedback to draft Terms of Reference and evaluation reports as well as supporting the selection process of evaluators.  ADA's evaluation unit also conducts evaluation trainings.

Latest reports available through DEReC

Evaluation reports are also published on the web-site of the Austrian Development Cooperation